down the drain

They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain.

他们意识到他们的公众形象正迅速被毁掉。

Ho hum, another nice job down the drain.

，又一份好工作泡汤了。

" Every penny of ten years'savings down the drain!

“ 我是十年宦囊,尽付东流!

And the money was not poured down the drain.

而且这些钱并没打水漂.

He's not going to let it go down the drain now.

现在他也不会让它白白丧失掉.

Oh, my God! All my efforts, have gone down the drain.

噢, 天 啊,我的努力已是前功尽弃了.

I don't like to throw my money down the drain.

我不愿把我的钱白扔掉.

He poured the cold tea down the drain.

他把凉茶倒进下水道.

The water swirled down the drain.

水打着旋流进了下水道。

Development in this area is reckoned as money poured down the drain.

发展这个地区被认为是浪费钱财.

The results of years of work went down the drain.

多年工作的成果全都白费了.

He lamented that four years of his life had gone down the drain because of an injury to his groin.

他痛惜他四年的生活就因大腿根部的伤被毁掉了。

The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it.

我们在困难面前扫除障碍.

Small local stores are going down the drain.

当地的小店都倒闭了。

The company was still going down the drain.

公司仍是每况愈下.